Friday 25 July 2014

Lords Prayer in Norn evolving from 1700 to 1870

Norn was the Norse language spoken in the Shetland and Orknie Islands in the north of Scotland. It was most closely related to Icelandic. It died out at the end of the 19th century. In spite of it's modern demise relatively few examples remain.

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Favor i ir i chimrie / Our Father (1700 A.D. Version)

Favor i ir i chimrie,
Helleur ir i nam thite,
gilla cosdum thite cumma,
veya thine mota vara gort
o yurn sinna gort i chimrie,
ga vus da on da dalight brow vora
Firgive vus sinna vora
sin vee Firgive sindara mutha vus,
lyv vus ye i tumtation,
min delivera vus fro olt ilt,
Amen.

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Favor i ir i chimrie / Our Father /(1713 A.D. Version)

Favor i ir i chimrie,
Helleur ir i nam thite,
Gilla cosdum thite cumma,
Veya thine mota vara gort o yurn
sinna gort i chimrie,
Ga vus da on da dalight brow vora,
Firgive vus sinna vora sin vee firgive sindara mutha vus,
Lyv us et ye i tutation,
Min delivera vus fro olt ilt.
Amen.

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Favor i ir i chimrie / Our Father /(1870 A.D. Version)

Favor i ir i chimrie,
helleur iri nam thite;
Gilla cosdum thite cumma.
Veya thine mota vara gort o yurn,
sinna gort i chimrie.
Ga vus da on da dalight brouw vora.
Firgive vus sinna vora sin vee
firgive sindara mutha vus.
Lyv us et ye i tuntation;
min delivera vus fro olt ils.
Amen.